Driver hospitalized after slamming car into Annadale home

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - A driver was taken to the hospital after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a neighbor's home in Annadale Tuesday afternoon.

The motorist, a male, crashed his car into his neighbor's home at 24 Peare Place at around 2 p.m., according to FDNY officials on the scene.

The black Mercedes was in a driveway between the two homes when it slammed into the structure.

The impact ripped a large hole in the front of the residence. The car had extensive front damage and a broken windshield.

The driver of the vehicle was taken to Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze, the FDNY said. His condition was not immediately known.

An FDNY spokesman said the 911 call was for a reported trauma.

No occupants of the home were injured.

"We had some minor structural damage to the building, we had Rescue Company No. 5 use wood shoring to shore up the building to prevent any damage of any type of collapse situation," said FDNY Battalion Chief John Gregorio, of Battalion 23.

It was not immediately clear what caused the crash.

"His injuries were uncertain when they left for the hospital," Gregorio said of the driver.